Adolescents Anonymous : A Single Tear; Truth, Dare, Kiss, Promise and the Bottle Spins

This publication won first place in the schools category of the prestigious 'Mentor UK CHAMP Awards' 2008 and is a comprehensive alcohol education resource for students aged 11 - 15.

It is designed to support best practice in PSHCE education in the UK.

It has been written to stimulate discussion, challenge attitudes about alcohol use, explore the effects of parental drinking on the family, peer pressure and cultural influence, anti-social behaviour and problem drinking. "Adolescents Anonymous" reassures young people that they should not have to remain silent or anonymous about the effects of alcohol upon themselves or those close to them.

This publication has been produced as an educational response to the Kirklees Alcohol Strategy.

This seeks 'to develop and maintain a responsible attitude to the consumption of alcohol and promote the health of residents and visitors...minimising health harms, violence and anti-social behaviour associated with excessive drinking'. The resource models good practice in drugs education by: providing accurate information; building on a successful Kirklees drug education programme in year 6 (SPICED) used in over 95 per cent of Kirklees schools; exploring attitudes towards alcohol, alcohol use and users; developing skills; developing coping strategies; and exploring consequences of alcohol using behaviour.

The DVD uses professional actors. While the resource pack has been designed to be used with students aged 11 - 14, parts 1 and 3 of the DVD could be used with older students/adults.

The activities featured are adaptable for use with other age groups. "Adolescents Anonymous" is also included in the Secondary Integrated PSHCE education Toolkit supplied free to all Kirklees high schools in July 2008.

The Third Edition of the Toolkit published in March 2010 is also available for purchase (ISBN 978-1-904450-45-0).